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Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabotage after Wikimedia layoffs
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has sparked a revolt among Wikipedia editors after disbanding the engineering team responsible for many community-requested fixes and moderation tools. The Register was tipped off this week to growing unrest inside the Wikipedia editing community following the WMF's decision to disband its Community Tech team, the group responsible for triaging and developing editor-requested bug fixes, moderation tools, and workflow improvements through the long-running...
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Hundreds of Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike and the reason is this
Here's a summary of the article: Hundreds of Wikipedia editors are threatening a potential strike after the Wikimedia Foundation disbanded its Community Tech team. Volunteers fear this move will leave community-requested tools and technical support neglected, potentially impacting the platform's daily operations and content maintenance.
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